Tuesday, February 3, 2015

2015 Gold Medal recipient

We
are pleased to announce that this year's Gold Medal will be presented to Bruno Lucchesi.He has had a lifelong passion for portraying
the figure, and after graduating from Lucca's Art Institute, he taught at the
Florence University before moving to the United States.

He has received numerous awards from the
National Academy,
National Arts Club, the Architectural League and was a Guggenheim Fellow.He continues to travel yearly giving
workshops throughout the US and Europe.On Saturday, May 2 at 7:00pm during the annual Gala and Awards Program,
Mr. Lucchesi will accept the Portrait Society's highest honor.

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The Portrait Society was formed in 1998 as a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to increase aesthetic and technical knowledge of the practicing portrait artist, agents, students and the general public. We host educational events, workshops and conferences; produce literature and other educational media; connect communities of artists and work to support artists through a range of programs and services.